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February 5, 2019

VA Lt. Gov. Fairfax Denies 2004 Sexual Assault Accusation
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Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax-who would become governor
if Northam stepped down-denied a sexual assault accusation from 2004 at
an impromptu news conference Monday. The accuser alleges Fairfax forced
himself on her in a hotel room in 2004 after they met at the Democratic
National Convention. Fairfax maintains the encounter was consensual.
Fairfax's staffers also said that The Washington Post investigated the
allegation before Fairfax's inauguration but did not run the story
because they were unable to substantiate the claims.


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